ABL/ABLP - African Bank Investments Limited - Disclosure of significant

ABL/ABLP - African Bank Investments Limited - Disclosure of significant         
holding of African Bank Investments Limited ordinary shares                     
AFRICAN BANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1946/021193/06)                                            
(Ordinary share code: ABL) (ISIN: ZAE000030060)                                 
(Preference share code: ABLP) (ISIN: ZAE000065215)                              
("the company")                                                                 
DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF AFRICAN BANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED           
ORDINARY SHARES                                                                 
In accordance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and Section            
122(3)(b) of the Companies Act 2008, shareholders are advised of the            
following:                                                                      
Investec Asset Management Holdings (Pty) Ltd has on 4 November 2011,            
notified the company that its holding in the company has increased from         
4.8% to 5.18% of the voting rights in the company.                              
Midrand                                                                         
8 November 2011                                                                 
Merchant bank and sponsor                                                       
RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 08/11/2011 10:19:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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